Tag: student support

UCSD at UCR: Protesting the January 19th UC Regents Meeting

Bright and early on the morning of January 19th, a contingent of 40 student and faculty representatives from UCSD boarded a bus provided by the SDFA and headed out to join the protest against the UC Regents meeting at UC Riverside.  Profs. Ivan Evans and Luis Martin-Cabrera were there to represent the SDFA. Students were […]

UC Davis Physicists Speak Out For Students, Against Chancellor Katehi

As further evidence that the deteriorating conditions at UC campuses affect all members of the faculty, the UC Davis Department of Physics released a statement on November 22nd, issuing an apology to students on behalf of the faculty, and calling for Chancellor Katehi to step down.  You can view the press release, apology and call […]

SDFA Endorses the Occupy Higher Education Movement

At noon on Friday, October 21, Monte Johnson, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Ethnic Studies PhD student Alborz Ghandehari organized a successful protest and teach-in in front of the Central Library in support of the .  The event attracted over 100 students, many who came in and out of the teach-in during the afternoon to learn how the […]